There was a Old time Schwinn Dealer in Wichita. I visited them a few years back while on a business trip to Boeing. When I inquired about any old Campy stuff or even a Paramount I had to pick them off the floor, they were laughing so hard.
Seems that some City Slicker from Chicago had picked them 'clean' before the 'retro' boom.
They do have a great shop though.
Jim Kerr (too late for the good deals in the flatlands) New Haven, CT
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Raoul Delmare Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 11:52 AM To: C.R. List Subject: Re: [CR]Bicycle Shops In Kansas - was - no subject
Well ,
The first thought that leaps to mind is :
At least two regular contributors to the C. R. List live in the Kansas City area !!
Calvert Guthrie :
http://hometown.aol.com/
Sarah Gibson :
http://www.oldtowncyclery.com (mapped)
I've visited Old Town Cyclery several times , and can recommend it whole-heartedly ! The shop is great . Sarah is terrific . And did you know they have their own line of frames ? Made by a local frame-builder ? ( I sure would like to have an Old Town Cyclery Santa Fe , with say maybe a Centaur triple group on it , myself :^)
And this Kansas City shop has been recommended to me by a list-member :
"Midwest Cyclery on Main St, a bit south of Downtown"
And surely there must be nice bicycle shops in the university-town of Lawrence ?
And my "local bicycle shop" is very friendly , even if they probably sell more back-packs , hiking shorts , and parkas , than they do bicycles , still good people ( and the best maps ! ) at , The Pathfinder , Manhattan .
But none of that really helps you in Hutchinson very much , I know .
I wonder what's in Wichita ?
( other than the restless spirit of Glenn Campbell )
Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas
> I've just moved to Kansas, I.m looking for bike shops/museums to visit.
Any
> ideas? Rodney handsfield in chilly Hutchinson, KS.